Simply Crochet - UK (2020-04)

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HOOKED

INSPIRING

BOOKS

MACRAMÉ 2

FANNYZEDENIUS

(£14.99,Hardie

GrantBooks)

Alwaysfindyouryarn

ina knot?Whynot

embraceit andenterthe

string-entanglingworld

ofmacramé?ThesecondvolumeofFanny

Zedenius’popularbookhas 20 moreprojects

topropelyourknotworktothenextlevel.Learn

30 moreadvancedknots,plushowtomake

stunning wall hangings, canopies and more.

CROCHET

STASHBUSTERS

NICKITRENCH

(£9.99,CicoBooks)

We‘veallreachedSABLE

(StashBeyondLife

Expectancy),sothisnew

bookbyNickiTrenchhas

beensentfromtheyarn

gods.With 25 makesall

usingoneballorless,you’resuretohaveusedup

yourleftoversinnotime!Thesmallerprojectslike

booties and buntingalsomakegreatgifts.

RICORUMICRAZY

CUTEFAMILY

RICORUMI

(£4.50,RicoDesign)

Makea mini-meforevery

memberofthefamily

withthiscutepattern

bookfromRicoDesign.

AllcrochetedusingRicorumiDK,thefamily

memberswouldmakefabuloustoysontheir

own,orpopa chainonfora conversation-piece

keyring.Thereareeightpatternstochoose

from,includinggrandpa,grandma,father,

mother, daughter, son and baby.

AMIGURUMI

TREASURES

ERINNALEE

(£12.99,MeteoorBooks)

Inherfirstbook,

amigurumiexpertand

longtimeSimplyCrochet

contributorErinnaLee

hascreateda treasurechestof 15 adorable

critters.Eachcreaturescomeswithitsown

darlingbackstory,pluspatternsforadorable

accessoriestoampupthe‘awww!’factor.

Additionally,QRcodesleadthroughtovideo

tutorials for support on trickier techniques.

takecomfort in grannysquares”

“If I’m feeling anxious I

LULULOVES
EmmaEscottis theUK-based
designerbehindLululoves.She
toldus:“Followingthebirthof
mythirdchild,I taughtmyself
tocrochet(withthehelpofYouTube)after
seeingsomebeautifulcrochettoysand
thinkingI wantedtobeabletomakethemfor
myownchildren.ThemoreI learntthemoreI
fellinlovewiththepossibilities.It servesso
manypurposesinmylife.If I’mfeeling
anxiousI takecomfortintherepetitionof
grannysquares,if I needtofocusI’llfollowa
patternorlearna newstitchandif I’m feeling
creativeI’lldesignsomething.
“I takeinspirationfromwhat’sgoingon
aroundme.Sometimesit’sa needfora
specificitemthatwillinspireme,sometimes
theseason.Oftenit’sfrombooksI reador
filmsI watch.I’ma daydreamersoI oftenfind
thatI’mtryingtoinvokeorrecreatea certain
feelingwhenI’mmakingsomething.
“Myfavouritethingaboutcrochetis thatit
is soflexible;onceyou’velearntthebasic
stitchesyoucancrochetalmostanything.
I alsolovehowaccessibleit is...youdon’t
needtospenda fortunetogetstarted,justa
crochet hook and a ball of yarn and you’re set.

“Myfavouritemakeis mydiamondsand

bobblesjumper.It wasoneofthefirst

garmentsI made– it’sa brilliantprojectif you

arenewtogarments(it’sbasicallytwolarge

rectangles).It’ssosatisfyingtobeable to

wearsomethingyou’vemade.

“Thisyearmybiggestcrochettriumphhas

beenwritingmyfirstcrochetbook(tobe

releasednextyearbyTuvaPublishing).I was

honouredtobeapproachedbutatthesame

timecompletelyterrified.I’mstillworking on

it butI’vereallyenjoyedtheprocess.”

FindEmma’sblogatwww.lululoves.co.uk,the

LululovespodcastonYouTube, and follow her on

Instagram @Lululoves_uk

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